National Journals and Resources
There are a number of research journals and publications that focus on excellence in teaching.
**Articles, Books and Journals available through the UNCG Library can be accessed on campus from UNCG workstations or off campus by searching the Library Database (library.uncg.edu)
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Journals
About Campus (available through UNCG Library)
Active Learning in Higher Education (available through UNCG Library)
Association of College and Research Libraries
ACRL has a comprehensive list of research journals by discipline and teaching methods. Check out their complete list online. Here are a few key resources:
- Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning
- International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Journal of Online Teaching and Learning
- Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Change: The Magazine of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education
College Teaching (available through UNCG Library)
International Journal of Critical Pedagogy
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Journal of Learning Community Research and Practice (Residential College/Experimental College Resource)
The National Teaching and Learning Forum (available through UNCG Library)
New Directions in Higher Education (available through UNCG Library)
New Directions for Teaching and Learning (available through UNCG Library)
Pedagogy (from Duke University, available through UNCG Library)
Teaching in Higher Education (available through UNCG Library)
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Other Resources
American Association of University Professors
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) AAC&U has many important resources for faculty to consider, from general education to high impact practices. UNCG is a member institution of AAC&U and faculty/staff can access resources as affiliated members. You may have to sign up for a free account using your UNCG e-mail address.
Here are a few key areas available from AAC&U:
- Assessment
- Civic Learning
- General Education
- Global Learning
- High Impact Practices
- Liberal Education (the Liberal Arts)
- Peer Review
Carnegie Mellon on Designing a Course
Flipping the Classroom Southern Methodist University
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) POD publishes a number of articles annually covering innovative teaching ideas to development opportunities.
Queensborough Community College Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Queensborough Community College has a list of journals tailored to faculty looking to publish work on pedagogy.
University of Michigan Center for Research on Teaching and Learning UM offers a number of resources in a number of areas from Diversity & Inclusion to teaching philosophies. UM is a national recognized leader in the field of faculty development.
Vanderbilt University Course Design Resources
Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching Library VU’s CFT offers a number of articles and publications written by their faculty.
Vanderbilt University Pedagogies and Strategies
The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education
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Books
A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown
How People Learn: Brain, mind, experience and school (free PDF download) from the National Research Council and the National Academies Press
Teaching Naked by José Antonio Bowen
Understanding by Design by Grant P. Wiggins & Jay McTighe
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If you know of journals or resources that might be helpful to creating innovative teaching spaces, please e-mail utlc@uncg.edu to have them added.